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Parish, NY town hall & government

Parish spent $495,000 in the year to May 31, 2022, about $1,167 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Parish's government.

Town budget

Where Parish's money goes

Spent
$495,000
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,167
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$466,000
$1,099 per resident
Sewer & trash
$164,00033%
Administration & buildings
$100,00020%
Parks & libraries
$93,00019%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$15,0003%
Interest on debt
$11,0002%
Roads & transportation
$9,0002%
Other
$103,00021%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 33%
  • From the state 27%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • From other local governments 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Parish

Full-time staff
0
3 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Parish didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District

Parish's K–12 school district, shared with Amboy, Parish, Albion, Williamstown and Orwell. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$33,522
New York: $34,607
Students
1,051
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.3 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal

  • Local 21%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $33,522 per pupil, $21,868 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Parish pay

Typical tax bill
$3,363
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.60%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$129,300
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Parish's government

Town hall & decisions in Parish →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Parish

Parish is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Claudia Tenney. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Parish's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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